Fringed edging for fabrics.



PATENTED JULY 7, los.

M. 0. RBHFUSS. FRINGE'D EDGING FOR FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1907.

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FRINGED EDGING FOR FABRICS.

Specificationot Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.,

Application flied January 19. 1907. Serial No. 353.079.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MARTIN O. ltnnri'ss, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadel'hia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain mprovements in] Fringed Edgings for Fabrics, of which the following is a specification. i

The'object of my invention is to form a combined fringe and edging directly on the ed e of a fabric;

i l l i l I my invention being particularTv applicable tothe ra'w edges of fabrics, 5

it and 'iving the article a finished appearanceit will be understood, however, that m improved edging may he applied to seflvages, or may be applied to any article reciuiring a-fringe.

n the accompanying drawings, Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, are perspective views showing different steps in, the process of making my improved fringe edging: Fig. 7, is a perspective view of one side of a piece of fabric showing the completed fringe edging applied thereto, and Fig. 3, is a similar erspectige view of the other side of the fa ric having such edging.

Either side of the edging can be used for the face of the fabric, depending somewhat upon the material forming the body of the same and the taste of the mannfncturer.

A is the fabric to which the fringed edging is to be appliedfand i3 is a needle, preferably crooked and grooved as SllOi VII, having an eve 1' and a point 6. The. thread. of which the fringed ed ing is formed, is indicated at (i The fring'et edging consists of a series of units made up of loops: the units being pref erably close together so a? to form n c'oni' imious edging-to protect and cover the edge of the fabric.

In making the edging, the needle B is passed through the fabric A, forming an opening a, as shown in Fig. t: On the re turn of thcnecdle a loop 1i isalefi on the underside of the fabric as shown in Fig. The loop (1 is then folded over the fabric as shown in Fig. 3, and the needle is raised to such a point that a certain lcngtlrof thread maybe drawn through the eye I) to form a second loop d; the loop (1 heing in such. a position thatthe needle B may pass through such loop wheii again entering the opening a. The loop (1, formed on the ripper side of the fabric, is than given a half tnrn as shown as rugs, the applied edging covering therawimargm ot the fabric, thus protecting in Fig. l. The needle is then passed through the fabric to any depth desired and on its return a loop (I will he formed on the underside of the fabric, as shown in Fig. 5. The loop if having been given a half turn, theloop d is then passed through said loop (I as shown in Fig. 6; the half turn assisting in the formation of the covering desired and the retention of the loop Then the loops are drawn tight against the fabric and I if desired the loop (1 may be cut, producin the fringed'edging as shown in Figs. 7, an 8; the raw edge of the fabric being )1()- tectcd and covered by the loops (1' ant d, while the fringe is formed by the loops d By forming the edging in the innnner described and shown, the several holes a can he brought so close together that while the loops (1 and (7 will make a solid edging to protect the raw edge of the fabric, the 100 )s d forming the fringe will be spaced a1 .cnough apart to give them the individuality that a lrmge tassel should have; or, if de' sired, the holes can he placed such a distance apart that each series of loopswill be indcpendent, a heading or finish being formed by the thread as it passes from one set of loops to another, as shown in Fig. 7.

l claim:

l. The combination, trimming formed on the edge of the same, said trimming consisting of a series of p'lurallv looped units formed of a single thread;

with a fabric, of a and placed close together, certain of saidloops extending over the edge of the fabric'in opposite directions and forming a continuous edging and cover, while other loops depend from said edging and are integral with and held by the loops extending over the edge of the fabric. V

2. The combination, with a fabric, of a fringed edging therefor formed of a thread ma: e into a series of looped units, each unit consisting of three loops, two on one side of 

